Stripped transmission gear pics

[Bruce Lancaster]

I was just driving down the road to school and it went BANG!!
I don't want to talk about it, Dad...

[Peterooster]

I was at a traffic light with a double wide stop strip just recently applied to the road, floored my 1950 Fi to get ahead of slow moving truck. When the rear tire hit that strip the wheel spun, then hit the blacktop, removed every tooth on input shaft. I made it home 20 miles using third gear. Third gear was only gear available. Pete

[Brendan]

when I was a lot younger and dumber my Dad had a 51 F-1 with a 302 and a early trans. I must have been going 100 mph or so, down the hwy. I heard a loud bang then something hit me in the right leg, it was the shifter, I looked in the rear view mirror and saw parts flying. the drive shaft, starter motor and parts of the bell housing. when I pulled over the trans was sitting sideways and it broke the input shaft. my Dad asked me what happened? I said it just came apart

[32 ford barn]

I actually had 20 plus broken transmissions in my garage when was young. They were $15 then and we just went and got another one. I am not exaggerating when I say I actually blew the cluster out on the street. The Olds engine was mounted in the front and stock ford trans mount. Easy to figure out what was wrong. To much torq. on the trans mounted that way. We sure had fun at night around Pomona. It was race city in the late 50s early sixties. I guess this should have been on the HAMB. Jim

[skyfright]

Exactly the same here in Iowa. Change out a gearbox in 30 minutes. That 303 Olds could destroy all sorts of Ford parts. My Olds powered 40 was constantly beating my friends Cad powered 39 on the Sioux City streets. He finally left a cluster on the street. I did the same thing elsewhere. That makes a hole in the side of the case for parts to exit. Yessir, put me back there and I'll do it again!!
Ron

Originally Posted by 32 ford barn

I actually had 20 plus broken transmissions in my garage when was young. They were $15 then and we just went and got another one. I am not exaggerating when I say I actually blew the cluster out on the street. The Olds engine was mounted in the front and stock ford trans mount. Easy to figure out what was wrong. To much torq. on the trans mounted that way. We sure had fun at night around Pomona. It was race city in the late 50s early sixties. I guess this should have been on the HAMB. Jim

[Talkwrench]

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[Kerk]

I can relate to that. I blew the gears out of the case and into the road many years ago! kerk

[4dFord/SC]

Originally Posted by tubman

This was a weekly occurance when I was young; it was a good thing Carmichel's Auto Parts in Excelsior, Minnesota was open until noon on Saturday; otherwise, we would have been begging for rides from our friends on Saturday night. We got really good at swapping transmissions and parts!

Saturday night on Lake St. in Minneapolis?

[tubman]

Originally Posted by 4dFord/SC

Saturday night on Lake St. in Minneapolis?

How'd ya' guess?

[4dFord/SC]

Originally Posted by tubman

How'd ya' guess?

Grew up in Bloomington. Of course, I never participated in the stoplight drags up there (at least no charges were ever proven)

[al pa.]

After replacing three transmissions,I found that my pilot bearing was badly worn(brass bushing).After replacing it,no more problems.It allowed the main shaft to move out of alignment enough to stress the gear on the back end.